If it seems we've been skipping the maintenance details surrounding our Honda Fit Sport, we haven't. Truth is, our Fit has been one of the most reliable, trouble-free vehicles to grace our Four Seasons fleet.

"Our Fit quietly managed to crack the 20,000-mile mark over the past weekend," wrote road test coordinator Mike Ofiara. "It doesn't require the constant attention that some of our other long-term test cars do, it doesn't call for service but for every 10,000 miles or so. The car is as tight today as it was when Honda delivered it ten months ago; its tires are wearing great and the brakes are still strong. The Fit is what you want a car to be: a reliable mode of transportation that returns good gas mileage."

At the end of the day, the Fit is just that. "It's a great commuter," writes copy editor Rusty Blackwell, "thanks to its excellent outward visibility, easy ingress and egress, and comfortable seats. The slick five-speed gearbox is a joy to operate, but like some of my coworkers, I wish that it had a sixth gear."

Blackwell also wishes Honda's rear seat had a little more versatility, especially when installing a car seat for his young daughter.

"Yes, if you drop the rear "Magic" seats, they create a very useful, low, flat load floor. But with the child seat strapped in the middle of the rear 60/40 bench (the Fit has a handy headliner-mounted high tether for the middle position), that's not an option. We have to pack carefully."

Although the EPA spoiled the surprise weeks ago by publishing the car's fuel economy online, GM would still like to announce this - the subcompact 2009 Pontiac G3.If it looks like a Chevrolet Aveo, it's because it is an Aveo.; While Americans have become accustomed to the Daewoo product wearing a bo

The 2009 Honda Fit may be go, but if you'd like to add either more go or show to the subcompact hatchback, you're in luck: Mugen accessories for the Fit will be officially sold through Honda dealers in the U.S.As the semi-official tuning wing of Honda Motor Company, Mugen's produced some wicked perf

Following on the heels of Nissan's announcement of the $10,685 2009 Nissan Versa 1.6 Base (destination charges included), Hyundai has nabbed the cheapest American car title, announcing new pricing for the 2009 Hyundai Accent GS 3-Door.

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